Mo Nuwwarah

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Mo has been reporting on the poker industry since 2013, excepting a foray into the sports betting space from 2021-2025. He's a regular in live tournaments and cash games at buy-in levels around $400-$2,000.

Latest Articles By Mo Nuwwarah (193)

High-Stakes Poker Pro Mario Mosbock Launches YouTube Channel

Mo Nuwwarah 05 December 2025

High-stakes poker pro and CoinPoker ambassador Mario Mosbock has launched his own YouTube channel, expanding into the poker content space with a focus on high-stakes poker strategy and storytelling. Mosbock promises to deliver "a real look at what it means to play the biggest games in the world." Previously heavily...

WSOP Circuit Shifts to Calendar-Year Scheduling, Reveals First-Half Stops for 2026

Mo Nuwwarah 04 December 2025

The World Series of Poker announced a sweeping scheduling shift for 2026 and beyond. Starting next year, the WSOP Circuit will move to calendar-year scheduling, ending its season in December...

UK Poker Players Likely to See Rakeback Cut Following 2026 Tax Increases

Mo Nuwwarah 26 November 2025

Poker sites serving the U.K. will be paying almost twice as much tax come April, and players should brace for the cuts that are likely coming to rewards programs and...

Encore Boston Harbor Fighting Against Bills That Would Legalize Online Poker and Casino in Massachusetts

Mo Nuwwarah 24 November 2025

Representatives for Encore Boston Harbor have been campaigning against Massachusetts legislation that would legalize iGaming, including online poker. At a Nov. 13 hearing before the Joint Committee on Economic Development...

Billups Pleads Not Guilty as Other Defendants in Illegal Poker Case Are Reportedly Discussing Plea Deals

Mo Nuwwarah 24 November 2025

Chauncey Billups has pleaded not guilty to charges relating to allegedly rigged poker games, even as some other defendants in the high-profile federal case have reportedly begun discussing plea deals. "Multiple...

Sweepstakes Operators Global Poker, Stake.us Exiting Tennessee

Mo Nuwwarah 21 November 2025

Sweepstakes poker operators Global Poker and Stake.us appear to be on their way out of Tennessee. Recent industry reports suggest both sites' operators have received cease-and-desist letters, and both appear...

Polymarket and Hustler Casino Live Announce Partnership: Will Fans Soon Bet on Poker Stream Results?

Mo Nuwwarah 19 November 2025

Popular poker cash game stream Hustler Casino Live (HCL) announced in an X post that it has entered into "a major new partnership" with Polymarket. "This is the start of...

OpenAI Wins Poker Battle of LLMs Over Small Sample

Mo Nuwwarah 14 November 2025

A theoretical poker contest pitting several large language models (LLMs) against each other in a cash game wrapped up last Monday. When the dust settled after 3,799 no-limit hold'em hands,...

Gal Yifrach Wins NAPT Title as Court Date Looms Next Week

Mo Nuwwarah 13 November 2025

California poker player Gal Yifrach won PokerStars North American Poker Tour Las Vegas $5,300 main event for $543,025 after a heads-up deal with Thomas Boivin. Now, Yifrach must turn his...

Ossi ‘Monarch’ Ketola Signs Andrew Tate to Promote Duel, Plays Doug Polk Heads Up

Mo Nuwwarah 11 November 2025

Former fighter and accused rapist Andrew 'Cobra' Tate appears to be promoting Duel, the online casino owned by high-stakes poker player Ossi 'Monarch' Ketola, based on a link posted by Tate...